The third-person shooter burst onto the scene in February 2024, with screenshots of armor-clad shock troops fighting robots on a tropical-looking world that made many commenters liken the game to a kind of “Space Vietnam.

The tone and storyline of "Helldivers 2" are heavily inspired by the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie "Starship Troopers". Humanity now lives under a "managed democracy" aka fascism in disguise, and there is a heavy coating of political satire draped over the whole thing.

Helldivers 2 is not the only video game adaptation coming up in the next few years. Sony also announced a film adaptation of Guerrilla's Horizon Zero Dawn, and an anime adaptation of Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima.

The hit video game Helldivers 2 is getting the feature film treatment! Sony Pictures announced the project during their CES 2025 press conference. I’ve spent a good amount of time playing this game and it’s been a blast!

It’s a rich time for video game adaptations, especially at Sony. Recently, Sony announced a Horizon Zero Dawn movie is heading to our screens and gave an update on its Until Dawn film as well.